stockier; stockiest
: compact, sturdy, and relatively thick in build
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That outfit makes you look stocky.
the stocky boxer's strength and speed more than make up for his opponent's longer reach
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Cooper concluded that a megalodon would have been a stocky, powerful shark—measuring some 52 feet (16 meters) in length with a body mass of 67.86 tons—able to execute bursts of high speed to attack prey, much like the significantly smaller great white shark.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
But the stocky, six-foot-two Aucklander’s addition to the predictions has sparked the bookmakers’ interest.
—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
This type of dolphin with its stocky body and bulbous head can weigh as much as 1,100 pounds and reach up to 13 feet long.
—Nbc Bay Area Staff, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Despite their stocky size, these large mammals can really move.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
But the stocky, six-foot-two Aucklander’s addition to the predictions has sparked the bookmakers’ interest.
—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
This type of dolphin with its stocky body and bulbous head can weigh as much as 1,100 pounds and reach up to 13 feet long.
—Nbc Bay Area Staff, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
Despite their stocky size, these large mammals can really move.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for stocky
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“Stocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stocky. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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